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Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 17h

Ubisoft leadership deemed a post-Civil War themed Assassin's Creed project too controversial (via @stephentotilo.bsky.social)

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 23h

Need a new job? Pocket Boss is OUT NOW!

pocketboss.ch 📊 💬

A delightfully odd fusion of work and play. Now available on iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io.

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Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 1d

Playing in handheld mode is clunky too.

Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 1d

Pico Park (has 10-player online/local co-op) is now free on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/461040/P...

PICO PARK:Classic Edition on Steam

PICO PARK:Classic Edition is a cooperative local/online multiplay action puzzle game for 2-10 players.

store.steampowered.com

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Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 1d

"This isn't a death sentence for artists: it's a tired groan into mediocrity — a Fortnite dance into a sea of Giphy-powered dog shit."

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 1d

Dawnfolk from @darenn.bsky.social launches on Switch today.

I took the game for a spin, and here’s a look at the first ~15 minutes:

This "city-builder" is illuminating

YouTube video by Switch Weekly

youtu.be

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Retro Blast 🎃 @retroblast.bsky.social · 1d

'Viewtiful Joe' was released 22 years ago today on October 7th, 2003 for the Nintendo GameCube!

It's a side-scrolling action game where you use 'VFX' to give Joe powers like slow-mo or mach speed, and it's just bursting with style.

Give it a try! It's an actual gem.

HENSHIN-A-GO-GO-BABY!🎥

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Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 1d

What an amazing milestone.

Celebrating 1 Trillion Web Pages Archived | Internet Archive Blogs

The series of events scheduled throughout October will highlight the memories, makers, and movements that have made this achievement possible, and will look ahead to the future of web preservation as we continue building the web’s collective memory together.

blog.archive.org

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Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting tidbit:

Nintendo Patents Watch @ninpatentswatch.bsky.social · 1d

In Pikmin 4 Ask the Developer, Miyamoto-san literally said:

“ピクミンは、あなたの近くにいるよ”
→ Pikmin are close to you

(The official English transcript is “Pikmin are all around us” instead, because they translated it idiomatically instead of literally.)
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Excerpt from Pikmin 4 Ask the Developer:
10年以上前のプロモーションから、「ピクミンは、あなたの近くにいるよ」と言い続けてきました。
それがやっと想像でなく、いろんなところで見つけてもらえるようになったと思います。
ピクミンを知って、遊んでくれる人の数も増えたらいいなと思いますね。

Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 1d

Dawnfolk from @darenn.bsky.social launches on Switch today.

I took the game for a spin, and here’s a look at the first ~15 minutes:

This "city-builder" is illuminating

YouTube video by Switch Weekly

youtu.be

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Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 1d

Can't wait for people to get these to be kept sealed for 30 years just for a creator in 2055 to open a sealed crate of PSA10 chicken noodle soup cans

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Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 1d

if you thought folks were done making steamed hams videos, think again

Steamed Hams but it's a Critically Acclaimed Feature Film

YouTube video by Tyrone Deise

www.youtube.com

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Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 1d

I'd say so! They can seem a bit odd at first, but 4 is the perfect blend of the best bits of the prior three. Joyous stuff.

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Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 1d

btw, go play Pikmin 4 if you haven't yet. it's superb.

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Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 1d

CONFIRMED

Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 1d

PIKMIN SPOTTED 👀

Andrew @derachi.com · 1d

Red Pikmin running in the background at 1:40

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Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 1d

There's a moment around 30 seconds in which has what sounds like a Pikmin motif but who knows...

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Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 1d

Nintendo just shared this four-minute animated short without any context whatsoever: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsuf...

Close to You – Nintendo

YouTube video by Nintendo of America

www.youtube.com

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Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 1d

it's also something he's quite open about. he was proudly talking about this on a podcast the other day. oh darren.... 🙃

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Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 2d

good luck with that...

bort @crushbort.bsky.social · 2d

i think we are going to find out at some point these guys invented cocaine 2 and have been on it all along

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Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 3d

My Nintendo digest for the week features links to @andyrobinson.bsky.social, @pushtotalk.gg, @pjoreilly.bsky.social, and others: switchweekly.com/issue/452

Switch Weekly - Issue 452

Your Nintendo digest for the week ending October 5.

switchweekly.com

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Switch Weekly 🗓️🎮 @switchweekly.bsky.social · 3d

📬 Issue 452 of Switch Weekly is out now!

Pikachu is on the AI slop menu: switchweekly.com/issue/452 #Nintendo

Switch Weekly - Issue 452

Your Nintendo digest for the week ending October 5.

switchweekly.com

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Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 3d

…ok pal 👅

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Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 3d

New issue hitting inboxes later today!

Sign up and get the best Nintendo reads, plus a list of what games are out in the week ahead.

Switch Weekly 🗓️🎮 @switchweekly.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Switch Weekly - Nintendo Newsletter

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Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 3d

Good game this. ⤵️

Jan Willem Nijman @jwaaaap.com · 4d

Food $200
Data $150
Rent $800
Disc Room $2,50
Utility $150
someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying

store.steampowered.com/app/1229580/...

Save 85% on Disc Room on Steam

Are you ready to get sliced in half? The year is 2089 and a giant disc has appeared in orbit of Jupiter. Step into the oversized space suit of a brave scientist and explore this sprawling intergalacti...

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